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CVE-2023-2796: EventON < 2.1.2 - Unauthenticated Event Access

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 42.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The EventON WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 lacks authentication and authorization in its eventon_ics_download ajax action, allowing unauthenticated visitors to access private and password protected Events by guessing their numeric id.

Affected products

• EventON: before 2.1.2 — fixed in 2.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: EventON 2.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173984/WordPress-EventON-Calendar-4.4-Insecure-Direct-Object-Reference.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9ef793c-e5a3-4c55-beee-56b0909f7a0d
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173984/WordPress-EventON-Calendar-4.4-Insecure-Direct-Object-Reference.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9ef793c-e5a3-4c55-beee-56b0909f7a0d

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